Dedicated to 'dem lieben Gott' (the beloved God), Bruckner's monumental Ninth Symphony in D minor was intended to be the culmination of his life's work. Bruckner began working on the Ninth Symphony in ...
(Von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic; Deutsche Grammophon 139011). Even a non-Brucknerite is likely to be temporarily converted by Karajan’s strong, sonorous reading and the Berlin Philharmonic’s rich ...